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CosmicCowboy
04-20-2006, 04:35 PM
When I saw that the Spurs were playing in the afternoon I had to check which "good" teams ESPN/NBA thought were THE games to put in the 8 eastern time prime time slot...Shoulda known...

Saturday is Heat/Bulls, Sunday is Bucks/Pistons...

Bulls were barely a .500 team and Bucks were even worse @ 40-42...

Both games should be blowouts. Why would they do that?
Darrin
04-20-2006, 04:37 PM
EDIT: I just saw the Pistons are on TNT.

I guess they need a lot to talk about during meaningless plays.
exstatic
04-20-2006, 06:30 PM
Repeat after me: MARKET SIZE MATTERS

Doesn't really matter. If you make it to the Finals, they HAVE to put you on in a good time slot. :smokin
dknights411
04-20-2006, 06:50 PM
I though for sure Wiz/Cavs would be the first primetime game. Is it?
Marklar MM
04-20-2006, 07:20 PM
I though for sure Wiz/Cavs would be the first primetime game. Is it?

I am pretty sure that ABC had first pick of the games they wanted, and they chose Wiz/Cavs and Kobe/Suns...something like that.
Darrin
04-20-2006, 07:32 PM
I am pretty sure that ABC had first pick of the games they wanted, and they chose Wiz/Cavs and Kobe/Suns...something like that.


The matchups, if we're going to throw Kobe in there, is more like this:

Arenas v. Lebon in his first playoff series.
Kobe v. Highest scoring offense in decades that won't guard him.
ponky
04-20-2006, 08:07 PM
There are some conflicts with NHL teams who share the arenas with the NBA teams.
MI21
04-20-2006, 08:34 PM
Who cares, you get to see the games anyway.

I think everyone knows and is used to the Spurs not being the most popular team around for a national audience.
dknights411
04-20-2006, 08:35 PM
There are some conflicts with NHL teams who share the arenas with the NBA teams.

They won't have that problem at all at Madison Square Garden this year!!! :lol